Soprano saxophone
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The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭, an octave above the te
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Comparison in size of a curved B♭ soprano saxophone (center), an E♭ alto saxophone (left), and a B♭ tenor saxophone (right)
Top to bottom: E♭ sopranino saxophones, curved and straight; soprano saxophones, in C and B♭
B♭ soprano saxophone (left), C soprano saxophone (center), E♭ sopranino saxophone (right)
Tenor saxophone
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The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The
Soprano saxophone
…the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly smaller in C), the soprano is the smallest of the four saxophones in common use (the others being the alto, tenor and baritone), although there are smaller rare instruments such as the soprillo and sopranino. A transposing instrument pitched in the key of B♭, the…
Tenor (right) and soprano saxophones, showing their comparative sizes